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祈願する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	祈き願がんする	祈き願がんしない
Polite	祈き願がんします	祈き願がんしません
Past polite	祈き願がんしました	祈き願がんしませんでした
Past	祈き願がんした	祈き願がんしなかった
Te-form	祈き願がんして	祈き願がんしないで
Desire	祈き願がんしたい	祈き願がんしたくない
Potential	祈き願がんできる	祈き願がんできない
Passive	祈き願がんされる	祈き願がんされない
Causative	祈き願がんさせる	祈き願がんさせない
Causative passive	祈き願がんさせられる	祈き願がんさせられない
Volitional	祈き願がんしよう
Polite volitional	祈き願がんしましょう
Imperative	祈き願がんしろ	祈き願がんするな
Conditional	祈き願がんすれば	祈き願がんしなければ
Tara conditional	祈き願がんしたら	祈き願がんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

prayer; supplication

A formal prayer or earnest wish directed toward a deity, shrine, or higher power, often for a specific outcome. Commonly used in religious and ceremonial contexts.

神じん社じゃで合ごう格かく祈き願がんをした。
I prayed for success in the exam at the shrine.
世せ界かい平へい和わを祈き願がんする式しき典てんが行おこなわれた。
A ceremony was held to pray for world peace.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を祈き願がんするto pray/petition for something
家か族ぞくの健けん康こうを祈き願がんした。
I prayed for my family's health.
〈場ば所しょ〉で祈き願がんするto pray/petition at a place (shrine, temple, etc.)
神じん社じゃで合ごう格かくを祈き願がんした。
I prayed for exam success at the shrine.
祈き願がんを捧ささげるto offer up a prayer
神しん前ぜんに祈き願がんを捧ささげた。
He offered a prayer before the altar.
祈き願がんが叶かなうfor a prayer/petition to be granted
祈き願がんが叶かなって、無む事じに出しゅっ産さんできた。
Her prayer was answered, and she had a safe delivery.

Kanji

祈pray, wish
願petition, request, vow

Related words· 7

祈いのるN4
祈る is the general, everyday verb 'to pray', while 祈願 is a more formal noun/suru-verb for a specific, earnest petition to a deity.
願ねがうN3
願う means 'to wish' or 'to request' and can be used in secular contexts, while 祈願 always combines that wish with prayer directed at a divine power.
祈きとう
祈祷 refers to a formal religious ritual or rite performed (often by a priest) to pray, whereas 祈願 is the act or content of wishing/petitioning for a specific outcome.
祈き念ねん
祈念 is a more literary or ceremonial term for expressing a heartfelt wish or prayer, while 祈願 emphasizes formally petitioning a deity for a specific result.

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お祈いのり
祈願 is a formal, often written term for a prayer or wish made to a deity, while お祈り is the everyday polite word used in speech.
祈いのりN3
祈願 is a more formal, often religious noun for praying toward a specific goal, whereas 祈り is the general everyday word for prayer.
念ねんじるN1
祈願する is a formal, often ritual act of praying for a specific outcome, while 念じる can be a purely private, silent mental act without any ritual.

Word family

祈き願がん所じょ
prayer hall; temple or shrine for petitioning
祈き願がん文ぶん
optative sentence
祈き願がん法ぽう
optative mood
合ごう格かく祈き願がん
prayer for exam success

Etymology

Compound of 祈 (prayer) and 願 (wish, request). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally expresses a formal prayer or petition.